Campus and Community Outreach

Campus and community outreach represents a core value of the WA Program: to develop collaborative thinking in scholastic settings. Since 1986, Writing Associates have hosted events and participated in community service projects aimed at fostering conversation on writing and rhetoric. These include:

• On-campus speakers
• Student/faculty dialogues
• Student workshops
• Local and global write-in events
• Faculty panels
• Partnerships with various community groups and organizations

In addition, outreach extends to Swarthmore alumni through:

• Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
• Garnet and Alumni Weekend Open Houses
• Reunion events such as WAlumni Weekend
• The WAlumni Reader Pilot Project

We are always investigating new ways to get involved in community outreach. If you have any suggestions for future partnerships, please contact us at writing@swarthmore.edu

Our end of the semester Community Write-In, held on May 7, 2018, was a huge hit! We served over 80 people yummy bubble tea and snacks. 

The Writing Program's speaking associates helped presenters prepare for the third annual Senior Showcase. 

Photo by https://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/10-snapshots-senior-research

Students gather together for the first write-in of the Fall 2017 semester, the Pre-Write-Athon. 

Faculty, staff and students enjoyed the first 2017 Faculty Showcase. 

Delicious mocktails were severed at this Fall 2017 Trotter Hall Crawl. 

Our end of the semester Community Write-In, held on May 7, 2018, was a huge hit! We served over 80 people yummy bubble tea and snacks. 

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